27 Apr 2015 Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, San Francisco Legislation Proposed to Reconsider Group HousingSan Francisco has different legal definitions of housing in its complex planning code. What we most commonly think of as… Housing Action Coalition
24 Apr 2015 Events, Land Use, News Public Plazas to Pocket Parks: A More Walkable DogpatchAs a new resident of Hayes Valley, who’s amazed at what a difference community members have had by actively ensuring… Housing Action Coalition
20 Apr 2015 Affordable Housing, Events, Land Use, News Taking a Stroll Down a Renewed Mid-MarketOn a recent warm and sunny Saturday, the SF Housing Action Coalition’s staff met 20 of us at the corner… Housing Action Coalition
20 Apr 2015 News, Take Action Not All Housing is Created Equal: How SFHAC Assesses What is Good HousingHousing - the amount, type, density, location and design - shapes the neighborhoods and cities we inhabit. Well-designed and well-located… Housing Action Coalition
20 Apr 2015 Friends of SFHAC, Interview, Land Use, Legislation, News How to Get Ahead of the Middle Income Housing CurveRobert Selna, Oakland resident and Friends of SFHAC member, sat down with the SF Housing Action Coalition to share his… Housing Action Coalition
13 Apr 2015 Events, Legislation, News, San Francisco Legislation to Stop Flushing Hetch Hetchy in New DevelopmentsThe inexorable realities of a drought, California’s finite water resources have urgently forced water recycling upon us. Sup. Scott Wiener… Housing Action Coalition
13 Apr 2015 Friends of SFHAC, Land Use, Legislation, Member Spotlight, News, Planning, San Francisco You Spoke, the Mayor Listened: Update on the Mission Housing MoratoriumOn February 13, a proposed moratorium on market-rate housing in the Mission District triggered the largest community outcry in favor… Housing Action Coalition
06 Apr 2015 Land Use, Legislation, News, San Francisco Mayor Lee Commits to $250M Housing Bond in November 2015Mayor Ed Lee convened a gathering of the City’s housing stakeholders at City Hall last Wednesday to announce his full… Housing Action Coalition
06 Apr 2015 Affordable Housing, Events, Land Use, Legislation, News Inside 1400 Mission – A Successful Off-Site Affordable Housing DevelopmentThe SF Housing Action Coalition recently hosted a tour of 1400 Mission Street, one of San Francisco’s few housing developments… Housing Action Coalition
02 Apr 2015 Friends of SFHAC, Interview, News, Take Action What’s a Union Square Hairstylist Doing About Housing Affordability?“I’ve volunteered to help SFHAC arrange events for a younger and newer crowd to kick off conversations about local housing,… Housing Action Coalition
30 Mar 2015 Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, Take Action Draft Legislation for Inclusionary Reform Expected in AprilThere was a full room last Friday to hear Sarah Dennis-Phillips, a senior policy advisor in the Office of Economic… Housing Action Coalition
27 Mar 2015 Events, Land Use, Legislation, News, Transportation How Smart Design & Non-Profit Management Make Affordable Housing SuccessfulOn March 21st, the SF Housing Action Coalition along with the SF Bicycle Coalition & Emerging Leaders Peer Network hosted a… Housing Action Coalition
25 Mar 2015 Land Use, Legislation, News, Waterfront BREAKING NEWS: Court Ruling Indicates Prop B May Be In TroubleAs participants in a lawsuit challenging the legality of Prop B, the waterfront height limits ballot initiative passed last June,… Housing Action Coalition
20 Mar 2015 News, San Francisco, Take Action Duplicate Advisory Body Created for Balboa Reservoir?We learned recently that D7 Supervisor Norman Yee proposed the creation of a citizen’s advisory committee (CAC) for the Balboa… Housing Action Coalition
20 Mar 2015 Affordable Housing, Elections, Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning “Housing Balance Monitoring and Reporting” Begins HearingsLast summer’s compromise between Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisor Jane Kim over housing policy resulted in Prop K, the “Housing… Housing Action Coalition
16 Mar 2015 Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning, San Francisco Sup. London Breed’s Night Club Legislation Begins HearingsWhile we suspect most readers have views on the best local night spots and what clubs they visit for a… Housing Action Coalition
16 Mar 2015 Interview, Land Use, Legislation, Member Spotlight, News Q+A with Amanda Loper: SFHAC’s Project Review Chair + Star ArchitectThe SF Housing Action Coalition continues to strive to place the best and brightest our Executive Committee to keep our… Housing Action Coalition
06 Mar 2015 Events, Land Use, News, Take Action Hayes Valley’s Parcel P Evolves from Freeway Ramp to Vibrant Urban HousingIt’s startling to be reminded that a highway off-ramp once carved through the spot where one is standing. This is… Housing Action Coalition
06 Mar 2015 Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning, San Francisco San Francisco Housing Action Coalition’s 2015 Goals and PrioritiesThe San Francisco Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC) believes our City must increase its supply of well-designed, well-located housing at all… Housing Action Coalition
02 Mar 2015 Events, Land Use, News Tour Recap: Vida SF in the MissionMike McCone and Patrick McCarthy from Oyster Development, along with Kwan Hemi’s Director of Design, Faraaz Mirza and his colleague… Housing Action Coalition
23 Feb 2015 Friends of SFHAC, News Why Mission District neighbor Eric Tuvel joined Friends of SFHACJust like we would with our neighbors, the SF Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC) got to know one of its newest… Housing Action Coalition
23 Feb 2015 Events, Land Use, Legislation, News Co-Living is Coming to San FranciscoCo-Living is coming, and as we are all well aware, housing is the Bay Area’s burning topic of the day.… Housing Action Coalition
16 Feb 2015 Land Use, Legislation, News, Waterfront SFHAC Joins State Lands Commission Lawsuit Challenging Prop BIn January 2015, the SF Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC) joined four other organizations in an amicus brief that supports the… Housing Action Coalition
13 Feb 2015 Affordable Housing, Legislation, News, San Francisco, Take Action Take Action: STOP the Housing Moratorium in the MissionBREAKING NEWS: Mission District Supervisor David Campos is proposing a housing moratorium to stop building market-rate housing in a large area around… Housing Action Coalition
11 Feb 2015 Land Use, News Exploring Urbanism from Within: ADU ExhibitIt’s no secret that San Francisco urbanism is amidst a housing crisis. Quite simply, our housing supply hasn’t been able… Housing Action Coalition